Penang opposition leader Jahara Hamid (BN-Teluk Ayer Tawar) has questioned why the state government has failed to gazette Pulau Jerejak as state park.

Jahara said Section 10 (1) of the 1984 National Forestry Act allowed for Pulau Jerejak to be earmarked as a state park.

She expressed concern that the island, located off Bayan Baru, would be used for further development.